Reframe Cancer has appointed Denise Wond as marketing director. Wond will head up Reframe’s marketing function and report directly to CEO Mark Stephenson. She has previously led marketing functions...
Read moreDetailsHR professionals are facing mounting pressure and declining wellbeing as workloads increase and resources shrink. Research has revealed that HR teams across the UK are reaching breaking point, with...
Read moreDetailsVitality has reported promising early results from its medicated weight management pathway, with members losing an average of 9.3 percent of their body weight in three months. The insurer...
Read moreDetailsHealth provider Bupa has added weight management support to its employer corporate health insurance offering. The provider has increased access to clinical support to help tackle obesity and improve...
Read moreDetailsEmployers must do more to support women going through the menopause or risk losing some of their most experienced and high-performing employees. “Women in their 40s and 50s are...
Read moreDetailsWorkers in the construction sector are claiming more employer-provided health benefits as they struggle to access basic public health care. Health cash plan claims rose 6 percent last year,...
Read moreDetailsMore than half of UK employees (53 percent) say they feel the need to take time off work to deal with personal administrative tasks, research has revealed. The survey...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are calling for a new type of health benefit, a "middle ground" that offers a flexible and affordable hybrid between cash plans and PMI. Speaking at panel discussion...
Read moreDetailsRising levels of workplace absence are becoming a major concern for UK employers, with new research suggesting that short and long-term sickness is creating significant financial strain across businesses...
Read moreDetailsEmployers are being urged to offer more targeted mental health support for staff at different life stages, after Aviva research found particular younger and mid-life employees faced particular difficulties....
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The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.
Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.
The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.
Return-to-office mandates are a topic that’s generating plenty of heat in the media, but how closely do the headlines match workplace reality?
In this episode, one of a three-part series of 10-minute podcasts, hosts Claire Churchard and Steve Herbert discuss data that shows remote or home working is on the rise.
We look at what this means for HR, from balancing employee flexibility with business needs, to ensuring benefits packages remain fair and accessible. We discuss the pinch points, and the opportunities, in building the new normal of work.
